CLIMATE CHANGE

Level: Batxillerat

Timing: 6-8 sessions

         Objectives       

Cross-curricular

• Raise awareness about climate change

• Raise awareness of our responsibility towards it

• Propose actions in order to stop it

• Team work: Make a presentation

  

Use of English

•  Use of English in a meaningful context

• Vocabulary related to the topic

•  Grammar consolidation:  Conditionals, Modal verbs. Cause and effect sentences…

• Reading: Quizzes, graphics, websites

• Listening and watching: Videos

• Writing: Conclusions and presentation

• Speaking: Oral Presentation

  

ICT

• Use of ICT to obtain information

• Use of ICT to do exercises

• Use of ICT to make a presentation

  

Taskonomy:

• Analytical Tasks

• Compilation Tasks

• Journalistic Tasks

• Language awareness Tasks

• Retelling Tasks

Process

1. Students work individually or in pairs in the computer room doing the tasks specified on each page

2. By the end of this activity, students work in groups and prepare a power point presentation about their conclusions

3. Students evaluate presentations by using a rubric (see evaluation)           

Tasks

As specified in each page

1.      Introduction

2.      Global warming.

3.      Carbon dioxide emissions.

4.      Corporations harming the environment.

5.      Take action: What can you do?

6.      Power Point Presentation 

Teaching approach

– Task based

– Content based